AFL: The AFL 360 panel are joined by Leigh Montagna and David King to discuss Port Adelaide's current form.
BIG strikes sees Browny beat Cornes | 01:13Thursday April 4, 7:40pm at Adelaide OvalLive from 6:30pm on Channel 504, hosted by Sarah Jones with Jason Dunstall, David King, Leigh Montagna, Brad Johnson, Eddie Betts & Jon RalphNo doubt up against it this week, Adelaide will be hoping for a repeat of last year’s Gather Round opener, where the Crows blitzed the unbeaten Carlton on Thursday night.
The inclusion of Steven May will hopefully help them nullify the ever-dangerous Taylor Walker, and allow Lever to intercept inside defensive 50 with more freedom. The Demons have won five of their seven games against the Crows at the Adelaide Oval, and are primed to make it six from eight with a side nearing full strength.
Head coach Alastair Clarkson said the Roos “need to get better in that space”, but insisted he will continue to back his players. With games against the Dockers, Magpies and Saints beyond Essendon, there are several opportunities for Ken Hinkley’s men to push back on the statistical suggestion put forward. While the Power should get it done on Friday night, the best message they can send to their critics is to win with conviction on their home turf.In their best defensive effort yet this season, Essendon’s back six was able to stand tall against St Kilda and secure their second win in three games.
“It was pretty clear on the weekend, we didn’t convert up forward as well as we’d like,” said Eagles skipper Jeremy McGovern during the week. The Tigers laid 15 more tackles than the Swans as their pressure forwards harassed the Swans with ball in hand. “Alex Pearce this year has looked to me as if he’s said ‘righto, that’s enough’,” said Garry Lyon on Fox Footy’s“He’s been a really good citizen, a good defender and obviously a really good leader.
Last year, the 2021 Coleman Medallist had a serious case of the goalkicking yips, booting 29.29 across his 2023 campaign. “I think we’re going to see a pretty good Harry McKay this year. I think any footballer goes through differences in games and hard times, but I think big ‘H’ has always been working on it and he’s absolutely dominating now and reaping the reward.”Cats get off with warning for phone use | 00:33How to watch on Fox Footy:
Youngster Sam Darcy had a quiet week, as did veteran Taylor Duryea, while Tom Liberatore, fresh off signing a contract extension, was subbed out of the game against the Eagles but will be fine to suit up this weekend. But sides can sometimes struggle to mentally prepare themselves a week after such a big week which is clearly built up so much internally.
Sam Clohsey won the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal as the most promising young talent in the VFL in 2023 and earnt his spot on the list via the rookie draft. The young gun has booted seven goals from three games and is proving the perfect foil to Jesse Hogan and Jake Ricciardi in the forward line. “It was the young blokes… said ‘this is going to be your team, go and do something’ and they’ve come away with the win against Sydney,” said Melbourne champion Garry Lyon on Fox Footy’s“Mansell was outstanding, the pressure he put on, Thomson Dow laid big tackles, Ben Miller doing the job in the back half, third highest rated game and Maurice Rioli goes and lays six tackles and has 17 touches and changes the whole look of that forward 50 from a pressure point of view.
Tom Lynch, who is set to spend a significant amount of time on the sidelines due to a hamstring tendon injury, booted three goals, while Liam Baker kicked two majors and had 21 touches.Saints’ burning question: Can their youngsters respond? “Windhager and Nasiah played great last week, but it’s a brutal competition. We’ve got Corey Enright and Robert Harvey; to be those guys, you’ve got to come up every week, not every second or third week, and that’s the feedback they’ll get.”
“Collingwood exposed them with speed… they played with dare and said: ‘If we go down, we go down our way’… it was breathtaking,” former North Melbourne star David King said on Fox Footy’s broadcast.
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